It was an ordinary day. Working once again at Grebinger Gallery in nearby Neffsville, Pennsylvania. When I arrived in the morning, Keith, the owner and a former student of mine at Manheim Township High School, gave me the assignment of matting and framing a really neat poster that was an advertisement for Playland Roller Rink which was located at 2810 East Market Street in nearby York, Pennsylvania.
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The final job!
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The poster was titled, MOTOR TOWN REVUE which was to be held on Wednesday, May 29, 1963 at 8:00 PM. Pretty neat poster which was in fairly good condition. As you can see from the photo, The Miracles, The Marvelettes, Little Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye and a few more performers were part of the show at the Roller Rink. The poster was close to three feet high and two feet wide. The customer chose the neatest frame that I had ever used to frame an item in the gallery. The frame looked like piano keys. Specially made that Keith had found for the customer. The type of frame that you don't want to make a mistake when cutting and gluing it together due to the cost of it. The first job was to lay out the job on the computerized mat cutter. After doing that, I cut a double mat using a black top mat and a second mat that was orange on one side with a black bottom layer rather than the usual white bottom layer. I cut both top and bottom mats, exposing 3/16" of the bottom mat, on the mat cutter. After fastening them together, I attached the poster to a piece of conservation foam board using plastic strips. No tape touched the poster, which could have destroyed the poster over time. I then cut the frame and joined the corners on the machine made for this job. I then cut a piece of Museum glass which is reflection-free as well as made for conservation of the poster. Fastened the poster in place with a wedge driver and finished the job with a piece of Kraft paper to keep out creatures from attacking the job and then Wall Buddies for hanging. Looked great and will make a really neat keep-sake for the owner. The poster is more than 50 years old, but will be in just as good condition in another 50 years due to framing it with all conservation materials and methods. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. PS - Follow along and I will show you the procedures as described above. |
The job is placed on the screen of the mat cutter.
Click to enlarge photos. |
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This shows the mat after being cut and the poster
attached to the conservation foam board. The poster
is held in place with plastic strips as seen above. |
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| The mat board is attached to the poster on the foam board. |
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This photo show the fastening of the corners of the frame using
the machine that puts metal pieces in the corner. I also apply
a layer of glue on the corners before attaching them together. |
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| Cutting the glass with a hand glass cutter and t-square. |
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After inserting glass and mat in the frame, I held it in place with
metal clips shot out of this gun. |
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Kraft paper is used for the back to keep insects from
getting to the project. |
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This is a Wall Buddy that is used instead of using
a metal wire. It will hold it to the wall better than
a wire. |
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Final job!
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